2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
{{date|April 12, 2007}}

[[w:Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] beat [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in the Super 8 phase of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Cricket National Stadium|Cricket National Stadium]], [[w:St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], [[w:Grenada|Grenada]].

Victory for New Zealand would have assured them of a semi final place, instead it leaves Sri Lanka tied for first place in the Super 8 table with New Zealand and [[w:Australia national cricket team|Australia]], but third on net run rate.

'''Toss:''' New Zealand won, and elected to bat first.

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand innings]]}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Stephen Fleming|Stephen Fleming]]|status=lbw b Vaas|runs=0|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ross Taylor|Ross Taylor]]|status=c Sangakkara b Vaas|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|status=not out|runs=111|balls=157|4s=8|6s=0|strike_rate=70.70}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Craig McMillan|Craig McMillan]]|status=c Silva b Muralitharan|runs=1|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=14.28}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Brendon McCullum|Brendon McCullum]]|status=lbw b Muralitharan|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Daniel Vettori|Daniel Vettori]]|status=c Silva b Muralitharan|runs=5|balls=7|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=71.42}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''7 Wickets'''; 50 overs)|runs='''219'''|balls=|4s=12|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-1 (Fleming, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Taylor, 2.1 ov), 3-71 (Fulton, 19.5 ov), 4-77 (McMillan, 22.2 ov), 5-141 (Oram, 37.3 ov), 6-145 (McCullum, 38.2 ov), 7-155 (Vettori, 40.5 ov)

'''Did not bat''': [[w:Shane Bond|Shane Bond]], [[w:Mark Gillespie|Mark Gillespie]]

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] [[w:Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chaminda Vaas|Chaminda Vaas]]|overs=9|maiden=2|runs=33|wickets=3|econ=2.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dilhara Fernando|Dilhara Fernando]]|overs=7|maiden=2|runs=31|wickets=0|econ=4.42}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Farveez Maharoof|Farveez Maharoof]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=0|econ=5.16}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=3|econ=3.20}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=0|econ=4.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|overs=8|maiden=1|runs=44|wickets=1|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg|20px]] [[w:Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka innings]] (Target: 220 runs from 50 overs)}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Upul Tharanga|Upal Tharanga]]|status=c Bond b Franklin|runs=11|balls=21|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=52.38}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|status=c McCullum b Oram|runs=64|balls=80|4s=5|6s=1|strike_rate=80.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Kumar Sangakkara|Kumar Sangakkara]]|status=not out|runs=69|balls=104|4s=3|6s=0|strike_rate=66.34}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mahela Jayawardene|Mahela Jayawardene]]|status=c sub (Marshall) b Vettori|runs=15|balls=16|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=93.75}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Chamara Silva|Chamara Silva]]|status=c Bond b Vettori|runs=23|balls=34|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=67.64}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|status=not out|runs=14|balls=24|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=58.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(b 4; lb 7; w 7; nb 8)|runs=26|balls=|4s=15|6s=1|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''4 Wickets'''; 45.1 overs)|runs='''222'''|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-30 (Tharanga, 4.4 ov), 2-130 (Jayasuriya, 25.3 ov), 3-152 (Jayawardene, 30.4 ov), 4-180 (de Silva, 37.5 ov)

'''Did not bat''': [[w:Dilhara Fernando|Dilhara Fernando]], [[w:Russel Arnold|Russel Arnold]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|Chaminda Vaas]], [[w:Farveez Maharoof|Farveez Maharoof]], [[w:Muttiah Muralithiran|Muttiah Muralitharan]]

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Franklin|James Franklin]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=49|wickets=1|econ=6.12}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shane Bond|Shane Bond]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=0|econ=3.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mark Gillespie|Mark Gillespie]]|overs=6.1|maiden=1|runs=42|wickets=0|econ=6.81}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daniel Vettori|Daniel Vettori]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=35|wickets=2|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|overs=7|maiden=1|runs=28|wickets=0|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jacob Oram|Jacob Oram]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=5.16}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Stephen Fleming|S P Fleming]] (capt), [[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]], [[w:James Franklin|J E C Franklin]], [[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]], [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]]<br>
'''Sri Lanka:''' [[w:Upul Tharanga|W U Tharanga]], [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]], [[w:Kumar Sangakkara|K C Sangakkara]] (wkt), [[w:Mahela Jayawardene|D P M D Jayawardene]] (capt), [[w:Chamara Silva|L P C Silva]], [[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|T M Dilshan]], [[w:Dilhara Fernando|C R D Fernando]], [[w:Russel Arnold|R P Arnold]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]], [[w:Farveez Maharoof|M F Maharoof]], [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]]

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]] (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Aleem Dar|Aleem Dar]] (Pakistan)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]] (England)<br>

== Sources ==
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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada.

Victory for New Zealand would have assured them of a semi final place, instead it leaves Sri Lanka tied for first place in the Super 8 table with New Zealand and Australia, but third on net run rate.

'Toss:' New Zealand won, and elected to bat first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-1 (Fleming, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Taylor, 2.1 ov), 3-71 (Fulton, 19.5 ov), 4-77 (McMillan, 22.2 ov), 5-141 (Oram, 37.3 ov), 6-145 (McCullum, 38.2 ov), 7-155 (Vettori, 40.5 ov)

'Did not bat': Shane Bond, Mark Gillespie

'Fall of wickets:' 1-30 (Tharanga, 4.4 ov), 2-130 (Jayasuriya, 25.3 ov), 3-152 (Jayawardene, 30.4 ov), 4-180 (de Silva, 37.5 ov)

'Did not bat': Dilhara Fernando, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan


'New Zealand:' P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, M R Gillespie
'Sri Lanka:' W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, C R D Fernando, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, M F Maharoof, M Muralitharan

'Player of the match:' W P U J C Vaas (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: M R Benson (England)
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